Quote Originally Posted by KageTokage View Post
It was a bit thoughtless for the sake of those who might not've finished HW, though the description for the instance as well as the pre-quest both make it pretty obvious that saving Haurchefant would be a key part of the encounter.
You can't see the description in game without having finished at minimum 6.0 so, if by that point you don't know Haurchefant's fate then maybe you shouldn't have skipped cutscenes.

Plus the description only says "a dear comrade" of which we've narratively had many between 2.0-6.0